Wondering what ESC to run in your RC drift car? Hobbywing's XD10 Pro and XD10 are the two most popular, ahead of Acuvance's Xarvis XX and RAD. We counted the setups saved in the RC Setup App since January 2024: 206 racers named an ESC, all on 1/10 rear-wheel-drive drift cars.
The percentage under each ESC is the share of racers who run it. Counts updated November 2026.
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Setting up the rest of the car? See the most popular drift motors, batteries, tires, gyros and steering servos.
Most popular drift ESCs
Hobbywing leads the brands with 57% of racers, then Acuvance at 21% and Yokomo at 10%. This list covers ESCs with at least 10 racers.
- Hobbywing XeRun XD10 Pro16%
- Hobbywing XeRun XD1014%
- Acuvance Xarvis XX12%
- Acuvance RAD8%
1. Hobbywing XeRun XD10 Pro
16% of drift racers
The most popular drift ESC, and spread across chassis: the Reve D RDX, Team Associated DC10 and Yokomo RD2.0 are its most common cars.
XD10 Pro at AMain (opens in new tab)
2. Hobbywing XeRun XD10
14% of drift racers
The original XD10, close behind the Pro. Some racers who wrote just "XD10" may run the Pro. The XD10 Pro is the version on sale now, so the button goes there.
XD10 Pro at AMain (opens in new tab)
3. Acuvance Xarvis XX
12% of drift racers
Acuvance's top ESC in drift, and the Yokomo YD-2 is its most common car, ahead of the Reve D RDX.
Xarvis XX at AMain (opens in new tab)
4. Acuvance RAD
8% of drift racers
Acuvance's other drift favorite, and the Reve D RDX is its most common car.
RAD at RC Drift ShopHow we counted
We count anonymous totals from setups saved in the app for 1/10 drift cars. A racer counts once per esc no matter how many setups they've saved, and a value only counts if the racer entered it themselves, not if it came along with a copied setup or the kit setup. Racers write model names a few different ways, so those count together.
